Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:34 pm
#1508550
cockney steve wrote:The owners manual gives no minimum, that I can find, but I run it at 6 or more. Maybe I can reduce that.
Why Lycoming don't give a minimum for the dry sump I have no idea. I was surprised to see only 2 quarts as a minimum for the o360
Most of the"surplus "oil is foe cooling an an endurance reserve for burning..
you need enough to prime the oil-pump, filter, galleries and enough to trickle down, after it's done it's job and keep the pump full . Had a BMC Mini in once, with a flickering oil-light.....it took 9 pints! (capacity awa 9 1/2 !....remarkably, there was no damage.
Thought you'd bought yourself a new year pressie for a moment , then I realised the first two lines were quotes .